RT Gregg Carlstrom (@glcarlstrom)Bahrain's airport has been closed since the start of the war, so the causeway has been effectively the only way in and out of the country ...

RT New York Metro Weather (@nymetrowx)A citywide travel ban will begin at 9pm tonight and continue through noon Monday. No vehicles, trucks scooters or e-bikes are permitted, with exemptions only for essential or emergency travel. NJ Transit rail, bus & access link service will be suspended starting at 6pm tonight. ...

Group 1 - European markets are expected to open flat to negative as investors assess a volatile year during the Christmas Eve trading session [1] - The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed 0.3% higher, reaching a new record closing high, driven by Novo Nordisk's share price surge after FDA approval for the first GLP-1 pill [2] - Sanofi announced the acquisition of Dynavax for $2.2 billion, which has a marketed adult hepatitis B vaccine and a shingles vaccine candidate [2] Group 2 - Gold and silver futures reached new highs, trading at $4,514.3 per ounce and $72.165 per ounce, respectively [3] - Asia-Pacific markets mostly traded higher, with several indexes closing early for the Christmas Eve holiday [6]

Geopolitical Risk - China blocked a U.S government employee from leaving the country after a personal trip [1]